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JUNE 20, 2011

Home » Blogs. The book discusses a 5-year study performed by a Stanford Business School professor and some of his graduate students focusing on eleven Fortune 500 companies that were identified as businesses that had evolved from good companies to great companies over 15 years. David Brown Blog. Publications.

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JULY 26, 2012

Home » Blogs. Anyone who regularly reads this blog or keeps up with technology can tell you that software, especially software for construction companies, is changing. Contractors are realizing that the typically separate operations and business management sides of their companies work better when they work together.

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JUNE 1, 2012

Home » Blogs. Choosing a Cloud Host – Part 2 Data Redundancy » Connecting within the Construction Company. But how do you connect and disseminate this information to the people in your company? The first approach most companies take is the companywide email, usually in the form of a monthly newsletter.

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JULY 12, 2012

Home » Blogs. Sometimes in the evening when I’m working on a few things, such as this blog, I’ll also try to carry on a conversation with my wonderful and patient wife Sallie. With good administration and strong encryption, web-based storage can be made just as secure as your own company system. David Brown Blog.

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JUNE 29, 2012

Home » Blogs. Project Team Members: Whether they work in the field, are in the office, or outside of your company, everyone who touches a project is part of your team. How do you make information available to the team members outside of your company? David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Home » Blogs. This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at 11:50 am and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Mark Reich Blog.

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APRIL 19, 2012

Home » Blogs. Connection between our company and our customers, between industry peers, between contractors and their project teams. Companies are connecting not only to their employees with web-based construction software , but to their customers as well through social media, newsletters, and more. David Brown Blog.

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JUNE 7, 2012

Home » Blogs. « Connecting within the Construction Company. In the last blog, I mentioned that I saw an informal LinkedIn poll that asked if people were going to move to the cloud in the next year, to which 70% said “Yes, we are.” David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. Add new tag.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Home » Blogs. This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 11:51 am and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Mark Reich Blog.

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APRIL 2, 2011

Home » Blogs. Show them what you’re made of, how resourceful you are and that you’re the company for the job. My company’s flagship product continues to evolve, and we constantly have one goal in mind: to be the industry leader in new sales for construction accounting software. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Home » Blogs. This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 at 12:21 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. In addition, we will be adding another company to the consolidated fold soon. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Categories.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Home » Blogs. I’m pleased to announce that this week’s blog is written by David DeVita, President of Carolina Safety Consultants. I was talking with the owner of a company the other day. You know your demographics better than anyone and what would or would not work for your company. David Brown Blog.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Home » Blogs. This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 1:15 pm and is filed under Mark Reich Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Mark Reich Blog. Michael Moore Blog.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Home » Blogs. I’m pleased to announce that this week’s blog is written by Jim Schug of FMI. If leadership success was measured only on profitability, then there were certainly many “great leaders” sitting in the CEO position of many contracting companies. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety.

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MAY 17, 2012

Home » Blogs. Many people are nervous having their data outside the walls of their company. Questions to Ask Hosting Companies. The warranty on the roofing membrane is only as good as the company standing behind it. If the company goes out of business, the warranty is worthless and you’re on the hook for a new roof.

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MAY 7, 2012

Home » Blogs. I’m reminded that as a company, we wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for collaboration. This entry was posted on Monday, May 7th, 2012 at 10:54 am and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog.

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JUNE 14, 2012

Home » Blogs. As companies adopt web-based construction software , they find themselves faced with a number of not-always-easy decisions surrounding where and how to host their applications and data. After all, you’re talking about storage and access of vital and sensitive company information. David Brown Blog.

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Home » Blogs. Usually the first department you talk to when dealing with a new company is Sales. You can also talk to existing customers about their experiences and trade groups or associations that the company is connected with. Are they direct employees of the company? How are the company’s support reps trained?

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Home » Blogs. In today’s market, knowing the companies you work with is essential. Do they have the financial resources to complete a job; is their insurance up-to-date; how does their safety record look; what do their references say about their recent work; what experience do others in my company have with them?

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Home » Blogs. I was talking with John Chaney this week, and he mentioned that he was going to blog about how change orders affect construction management. Check out John Chaney’s blog this week for a further discussion on change orders. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Compliance/Regulations.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Home » Blogs. This entry was posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 2:26 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Mark Reich Blog. Michael Moore Blog.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Home » Blogs. After all, a good construction business manager acts as a leader for the entire company. Ultimately, these ambitious goals are what make their companies successful. Without these staff members, a construction company would not function, so it’s the job of the leader to notice the hard work of these employees.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Home » Blogs. A compromise of this confidential data could result in identify theft or even company fraud. A compromise of this confidential data could result in identify theft or even company fraud. In fact, a recent study indicated that most companies spend more on coffee than they do securing web applications.

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JUNE 29, 2012

Home » Blogs. A Safety Consultant’s Opinion: After having worked in the safety industry for over 21 years, 14 of which were with 2 major insurance companies. This entry was posted on Friday, June 29th, 2012 at 3:22 pm and is filed under Mark Reich Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Home » Blogs. There’s a commercial for a local kitchen design company that I often hear on the radio that starts, “The form has to follow the function…” According to Wikipedia, this phrase comes from a modern architecture and design principle that says to base the shape of a building or object on its intended purpose of function.

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MAY 29, 2012

Home » Blogs. Connecting within the Construction Company » Free Webinar: Managing Information Overload. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Mark Reich Blog. Michael Moore Blog. Add new tag.

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MAY 17, 2012

Home » Blogs. The manufacturing company makes and assembles small to extra-large gear assemblies for everything from small electric motors to large rock crushers. The company called us to come in and evaluate some of their work stations where they seemed to be getting the most injuries from repetitive motions. Categories.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Home » Blogs. I decided long ago to charge for my own product – enough to put money back into a growing company , and enough to buy a decent lunch (I recommend the sandwiches at Mohito restaurant near our office). This entry was posted on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Home » Blogs. EMR’s are calculated by comparing a company’s actual losses to industry average losses. Companies who perform average in their EMR industry generally rate around 1.0. Companies who have more claims than average will have a higher than average rate, for example, 1.6. If your companies EMR rating is 1.0

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Home » Blogs. I started thinking about how business owners can better manage their companies, and so I created my own short list of New Year’s resolutions for better construction management. What are some other resolutions you’re making for your company? David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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MAY 24, 2012

Home » Blogs. There’s no better example of the business silo in construction than the separation that many companies experience between field operations and office management. This entry was posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 12:38 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Home » Blogs. The topic of cash flow never seems to get old – after all, sustained negative cash flow often results in slashing budgets, personnel, and in the worst cases shutting down of a company. Distances between job sites and the office continue to increase as companies go further and further from their home base to do work.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Home » Blogs. This week I’m pleased to turn over the blog microphone to my friend and colleague Curt Westberg. If you’re a project or construction manager reading this blog, this information may not pertain directly to you, but the information is still good to know. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Home » Blogs. And there are plenty of advantages to “mobilizing” your construction company: improved communication between field and office. This entry was posted on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at 3:53 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. Add new tag.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Home » Blogs. Especially if your company grows, and there’s a lot more, well, digging to do. I know a lot of construction business owners (especially contractors who have grown their small businesses into medium-sized companies) who were once “digging graves with a shovel.” David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Home » Blogs. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 2:06 pm and is filed under Mark Reich Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog. John Meibers Blog. Julie Smith's Blog. Mark Reich Blog. Michael Moore Blog.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Home » Blogs. Like many companies, this company told me that safety was a priority. Situations like this one often make workers frustrated with management, with companies, and even with safety people who do not practice what they preach. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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